St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-08
Testimony and Arguments
Ended at II O'Clock Last /
Night.
The Famous ArensdOrf Trial
at Sioux City Also Near
ing a Close.
A Chicago Drummer Goes
Crazy--The General News
of the Northwest.
Special to the Globe.

SPECIAL 10 the Globe.
BUFFALO, Mimi, Dec. AFTER John
De Long, the livery-man. had testified
in the Murray case this morning, Mary
Sylvester, the complaining witness, was
called, and gave recital of the events
of her life. She said she went to Min
neapOlis OH Aug so. and called at the
Office of Louis Murray, seeking employ
ment. She told how she was hired by
Murray for one week, how the
time was spent during the after
noon, how she accompanied de-
PENDANT to the Tribune Office,
to the dime museum and finally to Room
No. II, where the alleged assault took
place; how she endeayOred to escape.
how she was caressed and kissed by the
defendant and how she finally agreed
to marry him in the morning in hopes
he would deSist. She claims that as he
| had locked the door and no one came to
her relief she finally
JUMPED FROM TIE WINDOW.
after which she remained entirely un-
conscious until she was taken to room,
where her injuries were attended to.
She testified that while in room No. II,
Murray threw her upon the bed three
times. when he deSiSted. She was cross
examined very closely by Mr.. Wendell,
but lie did not succeed in materially
affecting her story, although she did
contradict DR.. KilvingtOn'S evidence of
! the day previous.
THE DEFENSE WAS OPENED
| by Judge COchrane, who addressed the
! jury briefly. stating that this case had
| only been tried by the newspapers and
| that public feeling was highly intiamed
4. al i'll, l..
pealed TO their judgment. asking them
10 diyeSt themselves of all sentiment
and look at the facts as they actually
exist. The complaining witness had
! been pictured as in extreme suffer
ing when in fact the Jury
could see for themselves that
she was woman in good health. He
asked them again to return to the facts
as they were presented to them. John
! De Long, when he was recalled, stated
that when in tie alley he requested
| Murray to go for Il doctor. Mary Syl-
vester asked him not to leave her, but
TO let De Long go. Miss Sylyester's hat,
| gOSSalner and Satchel were on the
ground. He picked them up and took
them to the room. De Long de-
would be responsible for the
bill. Miss Sylvester stated that she
had plenty of money to pay the bill.
Mrs. Sawyer was called. She lived in
Minneapolis, and was married. Her
husband is SalO0nkeeper. She keeps
furnished rooms. Defendant Murray
and the lady called at her house Aug. 20
at about 1850 and asked for a room.
They registered
As MAN AND WIFE,
and were assigned to room No. y. She
went up with them. They both went
in. She got towels and q pitcher of
water and left them. She was awake
until about 8 O'Clock next morning.
There was no noise in the room during
the night until about 3 O'Clock. Then
the defendant called atthe office stating
that the girl had fallen out of the win
dow and he wished to go to her assist
ance. She showed him the way to
reach the alley. Mrs. Mary Miller
was sworn. She lived in Minneap-
oils OH August 80, in the Richardson
block, Immediately opposite room II.
| The night was warm and the windows
were up. She went to bed between II
and II O'Clock. She heard the clock
strike before she went 10 sleep. Later
SHE HEARD MOANS
in the alley. She went to the window
and inquired the cause. The
idNtl DClOh SldiSu STU IstN I0IlCli
from the window. She inquired if
! it was Mrs. Sawyer. The lady answered
that it was not. She repeated several
/ times that she had fallen from the win
/ dow above. Mrs. Lima Eidom lived at
| III and 1lG Third avenue south, Mime
| apolis, and had lived there two years.
| She was SeamStresS and was in her
| room on the night of Aug. 20, nearly OPP
! pOsite Room No. II. The night
was warm and her windows were up.
| There was no noise until about 3
| o'clock in the morning. She heard a
fall from the window, got up and looked
groans and a mans voice asking for
/ help. Some one from an upper window
responded. She went down and
| assisted in carrying the woman away.
LOUIS Il. MURRAY
was the last witness called. He stated
/ infinitely the history Of his life from in
fancy TO his coming to Minneapolis six
/ weeks before Aug. 80. The evidence
| was nearly identical with that of Mary
! Sylvester. except that he said she car
! reSsed and kissed him before and during
| the time they occupied the Room No.
! II, and told a different story about
! the falling from the window. In
! this they were exactly opposite. AL
lllOu8H StlDJtCtCNl " tIOSS tAdilllIld-
ton no contradictions were apparent.
Mary Sylvester was called by the state
! in rebuttal and cOntradicted Murray on
| all points of difference between
/ them. The case was presented
/ to the jury on behalf
of the state by County Attorney Davis
in one of the most eloquent appeals
heard i'm this country. He reviewed the
evidence in the case and appealed to
them as they admired virtue in woman.
as they loved their mothers, wives and
daughters, to use their might and put
the stamp of
RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION
on those who would debauch wOmen'S
virtue, as he claimed the defendant had
tried to do in the case of Mary Sylvester.
/ The defense was Sumed up by j. II.
! Wendell, who reviewed the evidence
| fully. asking of the jury calm cOnsid-
! Grafton of the facts of the case
/ and only that justice be meted out.
/ II e claimed not to be the apolOgist
/ of crime in any form. not to excuse Muir
ray for taking Mary Sylvester to room
/ No. II on the aforesaid night, but to de-
fend him from the charge of attempted
rape. as stated in the indictment. He
clearly reviewed all the testimony tends
ing to strengthen the theory of
ishment of the defendant had all
ready been heavy. and that he
/ should be punished but had been i'm
/ dicted for the wrong offense. He asked
with great candOr that they calmly con-
/ slider all the facts and let the verdict be
| in accordance. The Judge at II p. m. is
! charging the jury and the case is draw
/ ing to a close. 1t is generally believed
/ by legal gentlemen present that the jury
| will disagree or acQuit. Over 1000 peO-
| pie were present tonight.
The Railroad Won.